Chapter 396 High Priest
Today's "Tianchen" forum is quite lively.
However, unlike the sand sculpture style in the past, although there are still a lot of sand sculpture content today, there are still many posts that appear solemn and dignified.
In the forum, there are videos of the sword ringing in Manchuria from Xizhou, and pictures of the lights of thousands of homes across the Tianchen continent.
Players also discussed this special day of [Soul Return] on the forum.
There are still people making memes and jokes in the comments, but overall, it’s not as funny as before.
After all, "Tianchen" is a game with a strong sense of immersion, and everyone is more or less infected by it.
What's more... many of the dead NPCs might be his fellow disciples in the sect, or even his teachers.
Among them, even some popular NPCs died in this battle, which made many players sigh with regret.
"Alas, this game feels like the real world. Sometimes I wonder, are these NPCs really just a bunch of data?"
"Yeah, every character in the game is so vivid. Although the sense of immersion is very strong, it's really bad when someone dies!"
"I have a friend who is quite sentimental. When she was playing games, she didn't care about her experience points. She frantically blocked attacks for NPCs and lost several resurrections."
"What are you talking about? It's just a game, why are you forcing it into sentimentality? You're a bunch of idiots!"
"Everyone has different opinions. If you don't take them seriously, no one will say anything to you. Others have a strong sense of empathy and regard them as heroes. What do you have to blame?"
After a careful browsing, you can actually find that there are quite a few posts in which players are arguing with each other.
At the same time, some professional players in particular are paying close attention to the leaderboards, especially the contribution point rankings.
Including some mainstream media related to games, they are also reporting changes in the rankings.
"Wow! My goddess Cai Jiangjiang is on the list! Long live white silk!"
"More than 30, what's there to brag about? Is it great that you're a good-looking anchor? Is it great that you can tie twin ponytails? Is it great that you wear a JK uniform and kneel down while anchoring? Is it great that you have a soft voice? - Yes, it's amazing! Jiangjiang is awesome!"
"I see that all the sword boys of the Purple Palace, except Mo Guanji, are in the top 50! Li Zuole and Han Bagui are actually ranked first and third among the players!"
"Of course not. How can it be the same if we cling to Zi Dian? Didn't you see that they are upgrading faster than us? I saw someone interviewed Li Zuole yesterday. In that article, Li Zuole praised Zi Dian to the sky. I laughed, as if Zi Dian could read the article."
"Come on, that's just my true feelings, okay? And you're not surprised at all! Open your eyes and see who's at the top of the list, and see how many contribution points the Purple Palace has gained!"
"That's right. Back then, everyone laughed at the title of Sword Servant Boy and said it was shameful. Now, who wouldn't want to be the Sword Servant Boy of the Purple Palace?"
"I've calculated that the Purple Palace increased by 1,739 points during the first alien invasion!"
"Damn, how many low-level aliens have they killed? Or have they killed high-level aliens? Even if players team up to kill monsters, the contribution points added together are not that high!"
Yes, Lu Xun’s data on the ranking list has now exceeded 25,000.
And the contribution points he can spend in the mall have also increased to 15,000.
He was a group of people all by himself, killing people like crazy, and in every major battle he killed a large number of aliens.
This means that as long as he can collect about 5,000 contribution points, he can redeem 1 point of [Kendo Qualification] in the [Mall]!
As for why Cai Jiangjiang and others have such high contribution points?
Because they came down the mountain with Lu Xun, when the aliens invaded, they had not yet had time to rush back to the Eastern Region and were still in the Southern Territory, so they rushed directly into the battlefield.
If they had returned to the Eastern Region by then, they would have no place to earn contribution points.
Now, they were at the southern border and didn't know where to go for a moment, so they held a small meeting.
Li Zuole looked at everyone. As the most famous and notorious playboy among the six, he was the first to speak: "I think everyone has no plans to return to the East Region for the time being, right? No objection to this, right?"
It is no longer a secret that no alien race has appeared in the Eastern Region. Players from the Eastern Region have already posted countless posts on the forum, and it can be said that it is a scene of wailing.
There are no monsters to kill, it’s so miserable, I really want to be chopped by a knife by the alien sister.
After hearing what Li Zuole said, everyone nodded.
"I think... why don't we stay in the southern border?" Wang Gangtie suggested.
He didn't want to run around because it would waste time on the road.
He had previously been burned out of his resurrection attempts by the Soul-Devouring Fire, and lost a lot of experience points.
If it weren't for Mo Guanji's poor operation and extremely low efficiency in killing aliens, Wang Gangtie might have been the one at the bottom of the ranking list among Lu Xun's sword boys.
Cai Jiangjiang sat there with her hair tied in two ponytails, acting cute as usual, just like a primary school student raising her hand to speak in class, raising her right hand and saying, "I have something to say."
"Alas, we are all family, just be direct. We are not broadcasting live, so we won't send you rockets." Xiao Guangming said.
Cai Jiangjiang shook her head, hit him with her ponytail, and said, "Don't you want to go to Xizhou?"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
As everyone knows, the Purple Palace is in Xizhou.
But even though we are his sword-serving servants , we can't contact him!
He can't read the forum, and can't receive private messages. I don't have the money to send a letter by flying sword...
Really, you don’t even give us a chance to serve!
"The best scenario would definitely be to stay with Zi Dian, but what if we arrive in Xizhou... and he's gone?" Li Zuole expressed his opinion.
"I... I do have an immature suggestion." Mo Guanji spoke up rarely.
Except for him and Han Bagui, they are all professional players. Mo Guanji, the "big boy", usually just follows along and is content to be a slacker.
He rarely expressed his opinions, but when he spoke up suddenly, he attracted everyone's attention.
"I think Xizhou is a very good choice. Even if Zi Dian happens to leave Xizhou after we arrive there, we still have a choice." Mo Guanji said.
Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, he did not keep them in suspense and directly said, "Ye Sui'an!"
"We can go find Ye Sui'an. After all, he is a heavyweight NPC and can definitely bring us benefits." Mo Guanji analyzed.
"Yes, Ye Sui'an won't run away, he will definitely stay in Xizhou!" Xiao Guangming said with his eyes shining.
"Yes, yes, yes! Given his friendship with Zi Dian, he will definitely take care of us if we introduce ourselves!" Cai Jiangjiang suddenly became excited.
She muttered quietly in her heart: "I just read the fan fiction of Zi Dian and Ye Sui'an on the forum last night. Oh! I'm so embarrassed!"
Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Wang Gangtie again. Wang Gangtie immediately raised his hands and said, "I have no objection."
Upon hearing this, Li Zuole made the decision immediately: "It's decided then, let's set off for Xizhou!"
The boys took out paper cranes and started flying towards Xizhou.
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In Xizhou, the sky was getting brighter in the east. After Lu Xun said goodbye to the boundary marker Dida, he took Ye Sui'an and flew towards Frost Feather City.
“After arriving at the place, I will walk around there for a while to see if I can find the location of the altar. Then I will collect some contribution points and exchange them for some [Kendo Qualifications]!” Lu Xun had already set a goal in his mind.
He opened his character panel and took a look. His reputation value in the Demon Sect had reached 49,711 points.
All you need to do is pretend a few more times... Pah! Or do a few more great things, and you can increase it to 50,000 points, then submit a reputation task and exchange it for 1 random special attribute point.
In other words, Lu Xun may usher in a period of rapid growth in strength in the near future.
This achievement is all thanks to [Sword Qi is Near].
He glanced at the Sword Qi Approaching. This peerless sword was suspended beside him. It seemed to sense that he was looking at it, and it made a sword sound, as if to say, "What are you looking at?"
"Snap!" The black rope on the scabbard floated up, pulling the arrogant [Sword Qi Near].
[Sword Qi Approaches] instantly lost all its color.
You beat me for this wild man again!
Lu Xun was watching from the side, but he had actually seen through everything.
He felt that the scabbard was not protecting him, but simply wanted to beat him up whenever he had the chance.
He observed the [approaching sword energy]. Perhaps because he also used his body to refine the sword, he was more sensitive to the sword. He could feel that this peerless sword was not as strong as when he just came down the mountain.
How to put it simply, when we came down the mountain, the blue bar was full, but now the blue bar is at least half as much.
As it is written in Guanzi: Neiye: "A gentleman uses things, not being used by things."
[Sword Qi is Near] is, after all, a [weapon], a magic weapon used by humans, and it has its own limitations.
It is located on top of Zangshan Mountain and is blessed by the Zangshan formation. Its owner, Yan Li, is also in seclusion on the mountain, not far away from it. The two can attract each other's energy, which allows it to always maintain its peak state.
But staying at the foot of the mountain for a long time and constantly fighting in and out would consume too much energy.
After all, it is still Yan Li's sword.
It is not Lu Xun's sword.
Although the outside world had a wonderful misunderstanding about this, Lu Xun really couldn't keep [Sword Qi Near] at its peak state all the time.
“This sword is already at its limit. Even if I want to use the [Sword Cultivation Technique] on it, it won’t work.” Lu Xun said in his mind.
This means that [Sword Qi is Near] cannot follow him forever, and will have to be released back into the mountains sooner or later.
Therefore, while this tool sword is still powerful, we should make use of it to do more work!
Of course, I, Lu Xun, am not a devil. I will pay you a reward that you cannot refuse.
——I will personally come forward and say a few good words for you in front of the scabbard, and try to get you and your wife back together before you return to Zangshan.
"What a good person!" Lu Xun praised himself.
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Outside the borders of Xizhou, lost in the forest.
A boy with a big head and a felt hat on his head was walking in the woods with his hands behind his back, like an old cadre.
When passing by a poisonous miasma, a young practitioner rolled out holding a herb, rolled on the ground several times, splashing up dirt and pebbles on the ground.
The big-headed boy wearing a felt hat didn't move at all. The dirt and gravel dissipated directly in front of him, leaving no trace, as if he had disappeared out of thin air.
The young cultivator held the herbs in his arms, looked down and said, "I found them! Master is saved!"
Only then did he realize that there was someone around him.
It’s strange, why didn’t I notice it just now?
The most important thing is, how could a child from such an ordinary family walk alone in the Lost Woods?
An unexpected break-in?
The young practitioner stood up and asked, "Kid, I didn't hurt you just now, did I? Were you scared by me? I'm really sorry."
The big-headed boy wearing a felt hat raised his finger and pointed lightly at the young practitioner in the air, and he instantly turned into a pool of blood.
"It's not a big deal. Just be more careful in your next life." The big-headed boy spoke, but his voice was unusually hoarse and low.
Then he raised his hand to press the felt hat on his head and continued walking forward.
